From Inside Counsel to Offshore Counsel?
By Marie Leonne, CFO.com
October 7, 2005
Describes the state of legal outsourcing as of October, 2005 and its possible future. It sheds light on what the term “KPO” means, why outsourcing to India is advantageous, and the cost saving motivation behind its use by corporate law departments.
http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/5010177/c_2984412/?f=archives
How an Immigration Law Firm Is Outsourcing Back Office Processes
By James C. Nolan, SOURCINGmag.com
This is a case study describing how a law firm is working with an offshore legal outsourcing provider. It discusses the technologies involved, gives examples of how information is shared, how tasks are assigned and managed. There is also commentary about how outsourcing is a crucial element in helping the law firm to grow.
http://www.sourcingmag.com/content/c060508a.asp
Outsourcing the lawyers
Add attorneys to the growing list of white collar jobs being shipped overseas. How far will it go?
By Krysten Crawford, CNN/Money stall writer
An overview of the shift of jobs in the legal industry from the U.S. to overseas, this article describes the legal services being provided through outsourcing and the 70% savings that can occur with rates ranging from $20 per hour to $70 per hour for work done by Indian attorneys. “A number of U.S. companies, including members of the Fortune 500 and some of the country's largest law firms, are now embracing the idea of outsourcing routine legal work to India, South Korea, Australia and other locales with far lower labor costs.”
http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/14/news/economy/lawyer_outsourcing/?cnn=yes
Legal Process outsourcing of First Level Document Review
By Dario Olivas and Michael Dolan, Sourcingmag.com
“This article explains the basics of first level document review, why to consider outsourcing this function and how to go about selecting a service provider to work with.” It further discusses the “India Solution” which estimates that outsourcing this type of first level document review (otherwise know as LPO) allows for a savings of well over two-thirds of what these services would cost domestically.
http://www.sourcingmag.com/content/c060918a.asp?action |
